A Case of Prostate Carcinoma Discovered With Pulmonary Lymphangitis Carcinomatosa

Abstract

A 68-year-old man suffering from dyspnea since mid December 2009 presented at our hospital in the beginning of January 2010 because of gradual worsening of the problem. In chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT), the density existed in peribronchovascular and peripheral interstitium. This was followed by a trans-bronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), which led to the suspicion of a lymphagitis carcinomatosa. In the systemic CT, the prostate was found enlarged. Following a prostate biopsy, the final diagnosis was prostate cancer. This case is reported because of the rarity for a prostate carcinoma to be discovered with pulmonary lymphangitis carcinomatosa.




J Med Cases. 2011;2(2):81-86
doi: https://doi.org/10.4021/jmc148w